If you’re searching for the ultimate comfort food, this Armenian meatball soup—traditionally known as Kololak (or Kololik)—is a dish you need in your rotation. Unlike many European versions, this lamb meatball soup recipe stands out because of its incredible nutritional value and deep, aromatic flavors that have remained unchanged for centuries. I love…
Soups
Warm up with traditional soups from the Caucasus region. Discover authentic recipes for Georgian Kharcho, Armenian Spas, and other hearty broths. Simple, step-by-step instructions.
Shurpa Soup Recipe – Traditional Lamb Soup from Central Asia
Shurpa is a rich and hearty lamb soup traditionally made with meat on the bone, a variety of vegetables, and bold spices. Popular across Central Asia and often served in homes throughout the Caucasus region, this warming dish is perfect for chilly days. It’s easy to prepare and impresses with its deep flavor…
Kharcho – Traditional Georgian Beef Soup with Rice and Walnuts
Kharcho is one of the most iconic dishes of Georgian cuisine. This rich and flavorful beef soup is known for its hearty texture, spicy-sour notes, and the unique combination of rice, walnuts, and garlic. Traditionally made with beef brisket and seasoned with khmeli-suneli and tkemali (a sour plum sauce), kharcho soup is the…
Azerbaijan soup piti
Soup piti is a national dish of Azerbaijan cuisine. This soup has several important features. Firstly, traditionally such soup is prepared exclusively from lamb with the addition of chickpeas. These components are often unchanged and they give the dish a rich, unique taste. Secondly, dried plum (or quince): this product gives broth a…
Bozbash
If you want to make a regular dinner a real treat, then this delicious soup is what you need, because such an amazing combination of mutton, vegetables and fruits you will never forget!!! This is soup Bozbash. The recipe for cooking Azeri bozbash is very, very ancient and this soup has a variety…
Lagman
Lagman is a very fragrant, slightly spicy, dense first dish of meat with vegetables and noodles, which everyone will like without exception. This is a dish of oriental cuisine, which in different countries is prepared with slight differences. So what does all the same is a lagman. Its basis is homemade noodles, elongated…
